IN DEFENSE OF THREE TEMPLE CLEANSINGS
And suddenly there
will come to the Temple the LORD [YHWH = Yahweh] whom you seek, and the
messenger of the covenant whom you desire.
Yes, he is coming, says the LORD of
Hosts [Yahweh Sabaoth].
Malachi 3:1b-c
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Gospel of John First Temple Cleansing |
Gospel of Matthew Second Temple Cleansing |
Gospel of Luke Second Temple Cleansing |
Gospel of Mark Third Temple Cleansing |
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First year of Jesus'
ministry after the Wedding at Cana (Jn 2:1-12), Jesus went to Jerusalem near the time of Passover and cleansed the Temple (Jn 2:13-19). |
Third year of Jesus'
ministry, on Palm Sunday, Nisan 10th Jesus entered the city
and was acclaimed by the crowd. He went to the Temple immediately after
entering the city. Jesus cleansed the Temple, quoting Is 56:7 and alluding
to Jer 31:8 (Mt 21:1-17). |
Third year of Jesus'
ministry, on Palm Sunday, Nisan 10th Jesus entered the city
and was acclaimed by the crowd. He went to the Temple immediately after
entering the city. Jesus cleansed the Temple, quoting Is 56:7 and alluding to
Jer 31:8 (Lk 19:28-46). |
Third year of Jesus'
ministry, on Palm Sunday, Nisan 10th
Jesus entered the city and
was acclaimed by the crowd. He went to the Temple (Mk 11:1-11a). |
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Then left to spend the night in Bethany (Mt 21:18) |
He left for Bethany with the Twelve (Mk 11:11b). |
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| Monday, Nisan 11th |
Monday, Nisan 11th- Wednesday the 13th |
Monday, Nisan 11th |
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When he was going back to the city in the morning ... Jesus curses the fig tree and it withers (Mt 21:18-22). |
The next day as they were leaving Bethany ... (Mk 11:12) Jesus curses the fig tree and it withers (Mk 11:13-15) |
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He entered the Temple area and began to teach the people (Mt 21:23ff). |
Everyday he was teaching in the Temple area (Lk 19:47a). |
They came to Jerusalem, and on entering the Temple area he began to drive out those selling and buying there (Mk 11:15-16). Jesus quotes Is 56:7 and Jer 31:8 (Mk 11:17). |
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When the chief priests and the Pharisees ...attempting to arrest him, they feared the crowds... (Mt 21:45). |
The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death ... (Lk 19:47b) |
The chief priests and scribes came to hear of it and were seeking a way to put him to death ... (Mk 11:18). |
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